The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-08
a Significant Resolution.

| "A resolution adopted by the Republican
\ State convention of Nebraska, on Thursday
that the farmers of the West are tired of
paving tribute to the manufacturers of the
East, is significant
There are Republicans in other States
who are beginning to regard the present
high protective tariff just as the Repubh-
! cans of Nebraska do Mr. Randall, next
winter, will not find it so easy matter as
he has heretofore to induce enough Demo-
Gratis to follow him to prevent a reduction
of the tariff taxes. He may influence few
Pennsylvania Democrats to stand by him,
but it will not be surprising if very con-
siderable number of Northwestern Republi-
cans are found acting with the Democrats
in favor of tariff reduction.
The truth is that the effort to reduce the
revenues by making whisky, tobacco and
beer free while continuing the taxes on the
necessaries of life does not appeal with any
force to the common sense of the people.
Republicans as well as Democrats of the
West understand very we'll that the policy
of the Protectionists is not beneficial to their
interests, and they are about tired of it.
a reduction in the tariff if it doesn't want
to lose a very considerable portion of its
strength.
The Philadelphia Press day or two ago
sought 70 create the impression that Mr.. Car
Isle was responsible for the threatened pan
ic in September. 1t charged that he refused
to agree to any reduction in taxation that
was not the reduction that he favored. 1t
is probably true that he declined to favor
the removal of the whisky tax, which no.
body but the protection barons wanted re-
moved, but he certainly urged the
reduction of the taxes on such things as the
people are bound to have, and which
they want cheapened Would it not have
been much more honest and decent in the
Press to have said frankly that the Repub-
icaHs assisted by Mr.. Randall, brought the
country to the verge of panic by refusing
to let a tariff reduction bill pass because
they preferred to legislate in the interest of
manufacturing monopolies rather than of
the peoplel
Lately an attempt has been made to Gre
ate the impression that there is a growing
sentiment in Georgia in favor of protection
1t would be difficult to find evidences of
such growth in any part of the State. The
Georgia farmers know as well as the Ne
braska farmers that protection promises
them nothing-that, in fact, it collects a
tribute from them to enrich the maniac
turers of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and
other Northern States.
There has been some talk lately Of trying
TO prevent Senator Colquitt's reelection
on the ground that he is a tariff reformer.
The talk evidently emanated from feather
headed enemies of his. Mr.. Colquitt win re-
main in the Senate as long as he wants to.
if opposition to him is based wholly on his
tariff views, for on the tariff he is in har-
mony with nine-tenths of his party. At At
lanta, on Wednesday, he said that the
farmers, who compose the great backbone of
the country, should not be asked to pay
tribute to the business ventures of Others"
and that he would be glad to meet his oppo-
nents before the people on the tariff issue. 1t
can be said with entire safety that no effort
based upon his tariff views will be made to
prevent Senator Colquitts reelection to
the Senate.